Accessory mounting for cooking ranges



y 1944- H. M. REEVES ACCESSORY MOUNTING FOR COOKING RANGES Filed Jan. 6,1940 f means1 where the same i hidden .from view.

It. is a further object to. provide-an adjust-. i able accessory unitsupport of this character en-' 25 may be provided sheaves 30, mountedprefer- .iabling" the; unit tube-moved in' response toonly 1;; slightexertion by the user.

vide' a combined top cover and traveling accesing in"dotted--lines and,in full lines the extreme ositions adapted tobe occupied by 'thetopcover 4) It is-evident from this description that allandaccessoryunit.

somewhat "diagrammatic view of, ra ying mechanismlinkingthe accessoryunit to-the' tableltopg v 4 Fig.1"3'-is'-agfragmentarysectional .viewtaken as indicated-bythe,line3- 3:in Fi 2." I 1 .'.Fig. 4- is.arragmentarysectional view showing the relation-of the {top coverandsupport therefor. I V v I hen th cover is in its extreme positions. w 15c :made'sufliciently long to accommodate the rollers .Fig. 5 i'sfairagmentaryfront elevation of a a en ay 2 2349,30?

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' corporation 05 Massachusetts I Application January 6, 1940, Serial'No.312,661 ir- Claims. (oi. 126-214) This invention has to do withaccessory units and top covers for cooking ranges.

Referring now more particularly to'the drawing, there is shown at III acooking range having The usual accessory unit is mounted on the abackguard H, .to the rear Wall i2 of which background or other fixedpart of a cooking channels 13 and. I4 areIfastened, as at It andrangesubstantially atthe centen In the type 5 H, respective1y.= -Thesechannelsprovide tracks of range employing af'cover for a portion of thefor rollers 18 and .119 or other suitable track top, it hasbeenfound'disadvantageous to mount follower means. (not shown), carried bybrackets the "accessory unit in .afixed position because ;2i l and 2|,respectively, secured preferably to when the cover is swung to' anelevated posiithe' back of any suitable accessory unit 23 in tiontoallow the heating elements to be used, any suitablemanner as shown at24. The unit the unit interfereswith the cover "and/or the cover shieldsat least a portion of the unit.

Itis accordingly an object of this invention to provide a mounting forsuch a unit, permit- *f ting the u'n'itto travel to a. position where'the 5 plane of the roller I8 .is accordingly similarly same is entirelyvisible and accessible fromgthe )iront, notwithstanding the location oftheheating element cover in a raised position.

: 23 may include a lamp 25 to illuminate the I top of the range Theportion 26 of the channel l3 forming a -track' .for the rollers i8 ispreferablyinclined rearwardly and upwardly, and the inclined forwardlyand ,upwardly, sothat the unit 23 tends to lean forward, causing theroller l9 to'be urged against the rear web 21 of the It is anotherobject to provide means foryieldlower channel Hi. so that .said webfunctions ably retaining the unit. in the desired position 20 as a trackfor the roller 19 and retains the unit of adjustment.

It is a' further object to locate the mounting in the fo;-eand -aft position shown in Fig. 3.

Provision may be; made for automatic adjust- 'ment of the accessoryunit' in response to move-- .m'ents of the tabletop cover. To this endthere ably on the back guard, and a composite cable shovm generally at3| trained about said sheaves. The cable 3! comprises a run 32 of cordor other suitable material connected at one end 34 to sory unit, theaccessory unit moving automatia spring 35 and at its other end 35 to alink cally in response to raising and lowering of the 38 pivoted at 39to a bracket 40 mounted as v r, at 4-! on a depending flange or othersuitable Further objects and advantages of the invenpart of the rear ofthe cover 42, the other end tion will appear as the descriptionproceeds. of the link being connected as at 43 to the sprin heinventionwill be better understoodilp 3:, 35. The run 32 is fastened'as at M tothe bracket Itis another object of the invention to proreference to thefollowing description and the 2|. The rear portion of the cover 42 maybe iaccompanying draw1ng, in which:

pivoted as at 46 to hinge links 41' pivotally anchored as at 48 to theframe or other fixed part 50 of the range.

Fig."1'is:'a.fragmentary frontelevation' S ow;

-. movements of the top cover are communicated to the'travelingaccessory-unit 23 by-virtu e of the connection at 44. It is accordinglyapparent that when the cover is inits lowermost position the unit iscentrally located (dotted lines, .Fig'. 'i 1)iandwhenthe cover is in itsvertical [position the-accessory un toccupies anout-ofthe-wayij'pcsiticn such as that shown in J full "lines; in Fig: 1.The channels and it are :Fig. -'2 is afirafgmentaryrear perspective andl,

in their extreme positions, which are determined by the extremes ofthemovement of the top cover 32. g 1 I v It is-t0 be noted that by thisarrangement range on whichthe traveling accessory unit and topcover-"are independent of each other.

' Figk fi 'nis a=fragmentary rear, elevation of a V d fl support fortheaccessory unit of Fig.5. '65 the resistance offered by the accessoryunit and the operating mechanism to the movement of the cover affords acounter-balancing effect for the cover to assist in preventing thelatter from stopping with violence when reaching its extreme positions.

It will be appreciated that the mechanism here disclosed for effectingthe automatic movement of the accessory unit is merely illustrative,since other means may be employed for accomplishing this result.

an outlet plug and cord 52 may be secured to the back side of the unit23 for connection to the house current, sufficient slack being providedto avoid interference with the movements of the unit. The unit may haveone or more plug-in sockets 53 which render it convenient for the use ofelectric toasters and other appliances.

It is thus evident that when the tabletop cover 42 is in the positionshown in dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 4, where it covers the burners orother heating elements of the range, the accessory unit 23 will occupy acentral position as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, where it not onlyhas utility but lends an improved appearance to the range as a whole,and when the tabletop cover is in its inoperative position as shown infull lines in Figs. 1 and 4, allowing the gas burners or other heatingelements to be used, the accessory unit will occupy the position shownin full lines in Fig. 1, where it is fully accessible with.- outinterference from and with the'tabletop cover and adds to the appearanceof the range.

when the accessory is not to be linked to the cover, as shown in Figs. 5and 6, the cover 42a may be hinged to the rear portion of the range topadjacent the backguard II in any suitable manner (not shown), and achannel a may have upturned ends or other suitable abutments 55 (Fig. 6)to prevent the rollers II from run ning oil the ends of the trackaflorded by the web of the channel, and in such event the track nearthe'ends thereof but spaced from the abutments 55 sufliciently toaccommodate one of the V rollers l8 between an abutment 55 andthe ad-Jacentknob 56. These knobs offer'slight ob-v structions to the rollers18, so that when any roller I8 is between one of the knobs and theadjacent abutment 55, the unit will not drift away. However, a lightshove of the unit will enable the retained roller to pass over theadlacent hump and the other roller to pass over the other hump, wherebythe unit is moved to another position. The knobs or humps are so locatedthat the unit is adapted yieldably to be retained selectively in acentral position as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5, when the cover 42ais in burner-covering position, and in an end position as shown in fulllines in Fig. 5, when the cover Ila may repose in its upstandingposition without interference, exposing the burners for service.

Although any suitable mounting may be provided. for the travelingaccessory unit, that disclosed is particularly advantageous becausethere is no danger of the unit's falling, and the arrangement is suchthat pressure is exerted at all times by the followers on theirrespective tracks so that there can be no rattling. Moreover, the entireaccessory unit with its associated followers may be lifted free and,with the same simple motion, may be replaced in the supported positionshown.

The invention is not limited to the use of rollers since obviouslydrawer slides or other suitable means may be used for this purpose.

aseasov Various modifications may suggest themselves to those skilled inthe art without departing from the spirit of my invention, and, hence, Ido not specific form shown from its horizontal position to render saidhe'at- I ing means usable, an outside accessory unit shift,

ably mounted on said range, andmeans operatively connecting said coverto said unit so that said unit is shifted automatically in responsetomovement of said cover. 7 p

2. A range having heating means at a portion of the top thereof; amovable cover for said portion, said cover being movable toa positionallowing said means to be used,'an accessory unit' for said range, meansshiftably supporting said unit, and means shielded from the front andoperatively connecting said cover to saidunit so that said unit isshifted in response to movements of said cover. v

3. A range having heating means at a portion .of the top thereof, amovable cover for said portion, said cover being movable to a positionallowing said means to be used, an out'side'accessory unit for saidrange, mechanism comprising oooperating track and follower means on saidrange and unit for enabling said unit to travelto occupy differentpositions relativerto said range, and means operatively connecting saidcover to said unit, said connecting means being operative to impart tosaid unit movement in one direction in response tomovement ofsaid coverother direction. I y I 4. A range, a cover movably mounted thereon, andcounter-balancing means for said cover,

said means comprising an accessory unit' movably mounted on said rangeand operatively conr-- V nected to said cover to yieldablyresistmovements of the latter, said unit dis'posed at all ti'mu in aconvenient accessibleposition.

5; A range having a backguard, an accessory unit therefor, and meansmovably mounting said accessory'unit on said'range, whereby said unitmay be shifted to and used in different positionsas convenience demands,said unitjprqiecting upward from the top of said backguard' 'in all suchpositions so as to beaccessible to the user from the front of the rangefor use in all such-positions.-

6. A range having a backward, anyaccessory unit therefor at the rear ofsaid range, and'm'eans for supp rting said unit in forwardly projectingposition over and relative tosaid backguard'and in different positionsrelative to said'range, said means comprising two parallel tracksdispoud accessory unit including a lamp, and means mounting saidaccessory unit at the upper rear part of said range, said lamp beingadapted to over-lie a portion of said cover and illuminate said coverwhen said cover over-lies. said heating means, and means drivablyconnecting said cover with said unit in a manner such that said unit isshifted out of over-lying relation to said cover when said cover iselevated to permit use of said heating means, said mounting means beingoperative to support said unit in the shifted position of the latter.

8. A cooking range having heating element means extending throughout aportion of the top thereof, a cover for said means, said cover beingmovable from covering position to an upright rear position where itserves as a backguard for the products of combustion from said means, anaccessory unit shiftably mounted on said range at the rear thereof andincluding a lamp over at least a portion of said cover when said coveris in covering position and being shiftable to a position overthe'remainder of said top and clear of said cover when said cover israised, to illuminate said means, and a connection between said coverand said unit i or shifting said unit in response to raising of saidcover.

9. A cooking range having heating element means extending throughout aportion of the top thereof, a cover for said means, said cover beingmovable from covering position to an upright rear position where itserves as a backguard for the products. of combustion from said means,an accessory unit shiftably mounted on said range at the rear thereofand in a position for ready access by the cook from the front of therange, said unit being disposed over at least a portion of said coverwhen said cover is in covering position and being shlftable to aposition over another part of said top and clear of said cover when saidcover is raised, and a connection between said cover and said unit forshifting said unit in response to' raising and lowering of said cover,the mounting means for said accessory unit comprising roller and trackmeans, said track means having means projecting slightly in the path ofthe roller means to prevent said roller means from drifting from aselected position toward another selected position but allowing saidroller means to be pushed past said projecting means when it is desiredto shift said roller means to the other selected position.

10. In a cooking range having heating element means extending throughouta portion of the top thereof, an accessory unit shiftably-mounted onsaid range at the rear thereof and in a position for ready access by thecook from the front of the range, said unit being disposable over saidheating element means and-being shiftable to a position over anotherpart of said top, the mounting means for said accessory unit comprisingroller and track means, said track means having means projectingslightly in the path of the roller means to prevent said roller meansfrom dirifting from a selected position toward another selected positionbut allowing said roller means to be pushed past said projecting meanswhen it is desired to shift said roller means to the other selectedposition.

11. A range having a movable top cover, an outside traveling accessoryunit mounted on said range, and means operatively connecting said coverto said unit, said unit comprising a lamp overlying said cover when saidcover is in a horizontal position, said connecting means being operativeto shift said unit sufliciently so that said lamp will not interferewith the upraising of said cover and to return said unit to its originalposition when said cover is returned to its horizontal position.

HERBERT M. REEVES.

